So it's possible that someday, by understanding a little bit more about how the world works, it will come back to help us in some other way that will be surprising

Probably the single most important thing about the Nobel Prize for most people is whether they get the coveted parking space on campus.

It seemed like my favourite kind of job - a wonderful chance to ask something absolutely fundamental: the fate of the Universe and whether the Universe was infinite or not

As a scientist, you feel a sense of team spirit for your country but you also have a sense of team spirit for the international community.

I will say that growing up as a kid in an urban environment and having lived in cities all my life, the one achievement that everyone can look forward to is getting the perfect parking spot

Astronomers ought to be able to ask fundamental questions without accelerators

I was one of those kids who always thought that we should know how the world works around us